ECCO2K

E

this is my fifth ten out of ten i've given this year and easily my most confident ten. like, legit, maybe the best album of the decade by no exaggeration.

edit i heard someone say ecco cant use the n word because he's swedish and i think i've finally built the confidence to embrace the rope

What I liked the most about "E" is its ethereal ambient production, which is some pretty solid stuff that complements the lyrics pretty well. There are also some low-key bangers on this project like "Peroxide" and "Time". Unfortunately, some of these ideas are are horribly executed and these vocals are just awful. One point he's sounding like a male, effects-heavy version of Imogen Heap and the next he just... doesn't sound that good.

Fav Tracks: Peroxide, Time, ... read more

The most enigmatic member of the Drain Gang collective, ECCO2K, has surprise dropped a long-hoped for solo project. With no features from his usual colleagues, ℮ is a rare, personal look inside the strange, androgynous figure that has graced so many DG songs. However, something just feels missing from the project. ECCO's vocals take centre stage on every track here, and where Bladee would often let the instrumental take up more space in the mix, the songs on ℮ are minimal and light, save ... read more

Worth the wait. For years, ECCO2K has been considered to have the most potential in Drain Gang, an artistic collective that includes himself, Bladee, Thaiboy Digital, Whitearmor, and Yung Sherman. But during the six years ECCO2K has been a member, he is only now dropping his first official solo album. Before now, he has had 20 singles, collaborated with Bladee and Thaiboy Digital on 2 albums, and been featured in a number of tracks. Though the collaborative albums with Bladee and Thaiboy have ... read more